calpolli

English

Alternative forms

• calpulli

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Nahuatl calpolli, from calli (“house”) + -polli (“big”).

Noun

calpolli (plural calpolli or calpollis or calpoltin)

1. A subdivision of an altepetl; a "barrio".

Synonyms

• chinamitl
• tlaxilacalli

Anagrams

• pollical